It's funny how the mind works... lately, and I'm not sure why exactly, but I've mentally set goals for myself. Maybe it's part of the whole new year's resolution(s) ideology - but I've never fallen prey to the following. Most people set these ridiculous goals for themselves, and come mid-February most people have broken whatever promise(s) they have made for themselves.
It's especially evident at the gym. I've had a gym membership, almost immediately, after my car accident - the first full week of starting at CSTC. Initially, when I started going, I would probably make it to the gym about 2-3 times a week, and often I had to convince myself to go; but in the two years that I've been, I've been a frequent visitor to three main gyms, all within close proximity to either work, or home.
Being an avid gym-goer, I've come to recognize the patterns of other people. On a weekly basis, you'll find lines and lines of people Monday through Wednesday, occasionally Thursday; however, come Friday, machines are essentially all free, and the weight/machine areas are nearly deserted. Probably because people give themselves breaks over the weekend, and they start anew at the beginning of the week. This is especially true at the beginning of the year when people make the resolution to go to the gym more often to get fit, or whatever the resolution may be. Give this resolution until mid February, benefit of the doubt, end of March, and a lot of the space starts to clear up. Lines die down, and wait time zeroes.
Despite seeing this, I've set some goals for myself for this year, in no particular order:
· perform sets any number of UNassisted chin ups, or pull ups (this is closely related to my resolution to exercise like Jessica Biel),
· become less drama prone - i.e no shit talking about other people, even if it's not meant to be shit talking,
· when laid off, take no more than two weeks, before beginning to actively search for a job,
· save more, spend less (sounds tough for others, but I know I can do it!),
· research into purchasing own car insurance, eventually paying for my own, instead of relying on my parents to pay - can do monthly payments if not able to do the annual payment!
I think I've set relatively reasonable goals for myself, and am faithful that I can fulfill my goals by year's end.
Wish me luck!
Tuesday, January 27
Friday, January 23
Jan 23, 2009
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." - President John F Kennedy, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 1981)
Wednesday, January 21
Jan 21, 2009
It's about more than half way through the first month of the year, already. I told myself that I would begin to work on my resume as soon as it was near November, two months later, I still have not started.
I'd like to say that this is because my resume/cover letter style really just caters to specific job descriptions - so much so that each individual resume is detailed for it. I could just as well be making an excuse for myself so I wouldn't have to start on the thing until it's absolutely necessary - which ultimately means I probably would not begin to utilize my countless resources whilest still employed. As this is a mass layoff, of sorts, my various superiors, as well as superiors from other teams have voiced their desire to help me perfect le resume, yet, I still have not begun to reconstruct it.
On another note, since the cabin trip two weeks ago, I have not been up to par with my relatively clean eating habits/exercise regime - I've fallen far off the wagon. I rarely want to go to the gym, and I'm eating way more than necessary. There are people who argue that I don't eat enough, but I believe I eat enough of the nutritous foods, necessary for day to day functions, not too much excessively, and because I'm not eating like everyone else, I get extreme criticisms for it. People who over enthusiastically tell me that maybe I'm overdoing it, or tell me that eating hearty is healthy. I'd argue that eating hearty is not altogether healthy, especially drenched in sauces that are not necessary for clean eating. I think for sustenance, all that is necessary would be foods high in nutritional value, and only eating what is self prescribed as enough. Not by everyone else's definition of what is needed, or enough.
I'd like to say that this is because my resume/cover letter style really just caters to specific job descriptions - so much so that each individual resume is detailed for it. I could just as well be making an excuse for myself so I wouldn't have to start on the thing until it's absolutely necessary - which ultimately means I probably would not begin to utilize my countless resources whilest still employed. As this is a mass layoff, of sorts, my various superiors, as well as superiors from other teams have voiced their desire to help me perfect le resume, yet, I still have not begun to reconstruct it.
On another note, since the cabin trip two weeks ago, I have not been up to par with my relatively clean eating habits/exercise regime - I've fallen far off the wagon. I rarely want to go to the gym, and I'm eating way more than necessary. There are people who argue that I don't eat enough, but I believe I eat enough of the nutritous foods, necessary for day to day functions, not too much excessively, and because I'm not eating like everyone else, I get extreme criticisms for it. People who over enthusiastically tell me that maybe I'm overdoing it, or tell me that eating hearty is healthy. I'd argue that eating hearty is not altogether healthy, especially drenched in sauces that are not necessary for clean eating. I think for sustenance, all that is necessary would be foods high in nutritional value, and only eating what is self prescribed as enough. Not by everyone else's definition of what is needed, or enough.
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